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Page 2: ...SPX Web UI Walkthrough 17 Menu navigation 18 Monitoring Summary page 18 Graph feature 20 Expansion units 22 Managing Desktops and Maps 23 Important Notes on custom desktops 24 Managing Desktops 25 Nav...

Page 3: ...artbeat Messages 68 License Management 69 About 71 Sensors page 72 General options for all sensors 74 Virtual sensors 77 Dry Contact sensors 79 Connecting to the Dry Contacts 80 Configuring the Dry Co...

Page 4: ...guratorTool You can also view our SPX video on our YouTube channel https youtu be 8ACjfn7PswA SPX Features Modular design 1U 0U and DIN rail mounting IP based including SNMPv3 HTTPS VPN Send encrypted...

Page 5: ...onfiguration Tool you are able to custom design a unit to your own specifications See below for available modules to choose from What s the difference between F4 older and F7 newer processor versions...

Page 6: ...dated until firmware 4997 6 In the SP units web UI you will be able to view which platform the unit is using This can be checked in the Settings General page System Description And in the Settings Abo...

Page 7: ...r network connectivity sensor online and threshold Components Manufactured using highly integrated low power surface mount technology All units undergo a minimum 48 hour burn in cycle to detect in fac...

Page 8: ...monitor multiple cabinets from a single IP address dry10 20 Use Dry Contacts for monitoring a variety of third party devices door contact sensors digital outputs from UPS control panels and alarm pane...

Page 9: ...2x relays and 2x 0 5VDC Analog sensor inputs Internal UPS 4x AA rechargeable batteries This module is an internal mini UPS backup battery Using 4x AA rechargeable batteries not supplied you can power...

Page 10: ...re configurable in the Web UI value range 1 600 10 s by default If this module is used with a valve that cannot provide open and closed status the Valve Status sensor can be set to offline Statuses of...

Page 11: ...distance expansion within your cabinet Build up your system adding additional SPX BEB Remote units Daisy chain the expansion units up to a maximum of 18 meters for the total chain SPX BEB Remote units...

Page 12: ...ocations or those places without a WAN network connection an internal 3G 4G GSM modem can be installed to give 24 7 connectivity Make sure you are always up to date and know your site status or send S...

Page 13: ...and connection state green and orange The Power LED is red simply on or off Sensor LEDs red and Dry Contact LEDs green can have different states Off offline On online and normal Slow blinking Warning...

Page 14: ...Clear the sensor notification and access DBs logs Serial flash erase DB erase without factory reset the system configuration is kept 17 25 sec Reset to factory defaults serial flash erase config eras...

Page 15: ...this IP your computers routing table or b add a secondary IP address to the LAN card to allow access to the unit See below how to setup these Ensure the following items are available to you before sta...

Page 16: ...also delete it with the route delete 192 168 0 100 command How to add a secondary IP address to the computer s LAN card You can do this via the GUI by opening the LAN connection s properties Or open a...

Page 17: ...n the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner This will bring up the full menu for navigation Depending on the device you might see additional menu items such as Power Important Note As Micros...

Page 18: ...the Temperature Sensor Graph enabled Host Log The Host Log contains all entries from the All Events category We ll explain the different categories in the Notifications manual The last 30 entries are...

Page 19: ...on menu button directly next to the right of a sensor to access its popup menu Directly acknowledge a sensor s status and put the sensor offline Control the relay type sensors Enable disable graph dat...

Page 20: ...f enabled graphs per unit is 14 In this example picture we ve chosen to display the temperature sensor s daily maximum You could also resize the graph window including full screen and move the scale t...

Page 21: ...refresh the graph data manually with the refresh button on the right If you want to view multiple sensor graphs first you need to Enable Graph for a sensor that supports graphing from the sensor s men...

Page 22: ...er to that separate manual titled SPX BEB Units BEB units are NOT supported on the SP2 only on the SPX units E sensor8 E opto16 expansion units are supported on the SP2 and SPX In the picture above we...

Page 23: ...With this you can manage and view different Desktop layouts in a quick and easy way create multiple custom Desktops as well as select from pre defined layouts with placeholders for displaying your sen...

Page 24: ...figuration before you change browser change your device or before you clear your browser cache The configuration files will be saved as JSON files You can click the Export Import command on a Desktop...

Page 25: ...manually change between Desktops using the arrow menu or by directly clicking on the desired Desktop if they are stacked under a folder With this button your current Desktop will expand to the browser...

Page 26: ...e 4997 26 On each Desktop and Folder item you have the option to Rename Move Export or Delete them Move is useful if you ve created multiple folders see below As noted earlier don t forget to export y...

Page 27: ...27 Folders You can add Folders to arrange your desktops into a hierarchical view After created you can simply drag and drop your Desktops under the folder or use the Move menu The folder structure wi...

Page 28: ...an customize the layout to place any sensor gadget logs graphs etc on the screen There are two ways to add a new desktop The first is by creating a blank desktop using the Add Desktop link under the W...

Page 29: ...o add a new desktop is via pre defined Desktop Layouts You could choose one that best suits your monitoring needs to drag and drop your sensor gadgets Use the plus button at the top of the page and se...

Page 30: ...e 4997 30 The empty desktop will have placeholders similar to this As an example below we ve selected the 1 1 2 layout Then you can drag and drop sensors logs and graphs on the layout Below we ll show...

Page 31: ...onnected to the SP unit you will first need to click on the AKCP link in the Navigation Tree as shown above Next simply drag and drop the items you wish to add to your new desktop This is also how you...

Page 32: ...re 4997 32 Desktop Auto Scroll feature With this feature enabled your desktop view will automatically switch between the created additional desktops within the specified time interval You can also man...

Page 33: ...its You can add a Rack Map as a graphical representation of your server rack and to display and record the temperature of the airflow within your server cabinets Note that on SP family Web UI only lim...

Page 34: ...the Sensor Status Light gadget on a Rack Map Simply drag and drop the desired sensor from your unit s sensor list as shown below This example picture shows a Sensor Status Light added to a Rack Map P...

Page 35: ...and Groups are managed from the AKCPro Server and are used for accessing doors with the Swing Handle Lock You can only view the existing users and groups from the unit s Web UI and modify only a few p...

Page 36: ...he SP units Notifications Manual for setting up the alerts and the Event log on the units The Sensors menu The Sensors shortcut will allow you navigate directly to the sensors setting page where you c...

Page 37: ...n Contact options are user configurable You could also specify the System URL option for quick access of a custom part of the Web UI for example but you can specify any URL With newer firmware you can...

Page 38: ...arm notifications You can enable disable the notification processing at startup with this option On each System subpage you can see a Get SNMP OID button where applicable This will give you a popup wi...

Page 39: ...ou can choose to Download Language File if you d like to edit the language file offline you can also download the custom language s file if it s already present Then upload the completed file and it w...

Page 40: ...ort section If you have active internet connection the unit supports installing the official language files directly from our server Select a language from the drop down menu Install New Language Then...

Page 41: ...from the list it won t change the language of the Web UI automatically Now you can switch display languages by selecting from the drop down list on the General page then pressing Save After you ve add...

Page 42: ...SPX Introduction Manual updated until firmware 4997 42 You can also edit the chosen language directly in the Web UI if you choose Edit Language...

Page 43: ...h NTP server synchronization If the unit is connected to APS AKCPro Server then it will sync with the APS NTP service Also displayed is the status of the RTC battery good bad F7 units will also let yo...

Page 44: ...mware 4997 44 Network The unit s MAC ID is displayed here and all user configurable options for IPv4 with fixed IP or DHCP client mode F7 units also have IPv6 settings separately licensed feature we h...

Page 45: ...modem s Dial Out configuration can be set up here for data connections Contact your service provider for the correct settings You can also see on this page the state of the connection the Network Mode...

Page 46: ...on fails Use Dial Out Only the unit will only use the modem to send out the notifications regardless of the state of the Ethernet connection Also you may change the Connection Type On Demand the unit...

Page 47: ...with the APS VPN server After the license has been activated and the APS VPN server is set up you ll need to fill out the same options here to be able to use the VPN connection see below Note 1 You c...

Page 48: ...Setting Remember the Network Encrytion Mode that you have chosen you ll need to provide the same setting on the SP See more details in the APS HTML manual You can also make changes to the network set...

Page 49: ...SPX Introduction Manual updated until firmware 4997 49 You could also configure the VPN settings using the deprecated APS Windows Client interface Settings Server Option Virtual Private Network...

Page 50: ...erver Address Use the VPN Network Password that you have specified on APS Set up the the VPN Encrypt Method on the Encryption tab use the same setting that you have specified on APS After clicking the...

Page 51: ...ll be in conflict This is not an issue if the unit has never been added to APS before B If the SP unit was previously monitored by APS you should do a reset to factory defaults from the Maintenance m...

Page 52: ...t all parameters the address in the Email From parameter will be used by the Email actions by default but you could change it if your mail server supports it when it s not required to match the SMTP u...

Page 53: ...ith the settings shown on this screenshot on the left Important before this can work you ll need to set up an additional setting in your Google account Open Gmail in a web browser and go to Settings A...

Page 54: ...s are shown here it is required for SNMP operations SNMPv1 is enabled by default with community password public This is provided for the easiest integration with third party SNMP tools For enhanced se...

Page 55: ...Description No Authentication Username No Match Username same as SNMP v1 v2c Authentication Only MD5 or SHA No Auth Based on Algorithms check password Auth Privacy MD5 or SHA Yes DES Auth Algorithms a...

Page 56: ...rt and keep alive period You can change the APS port when the server s port changes and the keep alive period heartbeat sync to APS Alternatively you can re initialize your unit from the APS console t...

Page 57: ...tion you can upload an SSL certificate that will be used by the unit s Web UI for HTTPS connection see below Important the default built in self signed SSL certificate is only provided for user conven...

Page 58: ...unit s DNS host name is spplus Wildcard SSL certificates should also work but this hasn t been tested If the name doesn t match with the one in the certificate the browser will still show a security w...

Page 59: ...l updated until firmware 4997 59 The PEM file is the private key certificate combined You can copy them to one file using Notepad if you have 2 separate files as shown below it has to be in Unix Line...

Page 60: ...as an exception or proceed depending on your browser Important the default built in self signed SSL certificate is only provided for user convenience so that the HTTPS WebUI would work on the units ou...

Page 61: ...xpansion port For just Modbus only the pin 1 and 2 are used being respectively Modbus A and Modbus B You cannot use other sensor ports for Modbus other than the Expansion port Important When you use M...

Page 62: ...be set from the unit s Web UI this option is not available from APS Note 2 The default password is public for all access levels Web UI user access levels and permissions Admin full access to all setti...

Page 63: ...expiration and lockdown periods The password can be up to 15 characters a z A Z 0 9 and special characters The IP address of the remote user s computer will be logged in the syslog so you can trace ba...

Page 64: ...orce hacking attempts You can specify how long the account will automatically unlock itself Note that for the Admin user you can t select indefinitely as this would prevent you from logging in to the...

Page 65: ...ssword expiration between every 15 and 90 days for all account types You could also set none to disable expiration You ll get a notification upon login when the password has expired and will be asked...

Page 66: ...p the network configuration intact Backup Restore All Settings the unit s configuration can be backed up to a file and restored quickly and easily You can choose to keep the present network settings i...

Page 67: ...atest firmware of the unit alternatively you could upgrade from APS We ll show you the process of the Web UI firmware upgrade below in another section System Reboot this will initiate a software reboo...

Page 68: ...rtbeat Messages This feature allows you to set up periodical keep alive notifications task by email SMS or SNMP Trap to indicate the unit is still working properly We ll show you how to set up these i...

Page 69: ...example you can request SNMPv3 license by clicking on the Request License button This will send an email to our Sales team with your unit s MAC ID You can then add the purchased license key with the A...

Page 70: ...secure VPN channel between the unit and APS Please note that when using this option the number of maximum sensors that can be used by the unit will be reduced to 34 on the older F4 units 3rd Party Mod...

Page 71: ...facturing Date Ethernet MAC ID System Description and unit type F4 F7 which are important when you request support If equipped the internal modem s details will be also listed here You could make a si...

Page 72: ...unit per port and per board Non connected sensors will be also displayed until you re attach or manually remove them from the configuration Select an expansion board from the menu list by clicking on...

Page 73: ...manual their management is similar to the relay sensor types Please note the maximum supported cable length to use with Thermal Map Sensors Maximum extension cable length from the SP sensor port to t...

Page 74: ...he automatic sensor detection for a port This feature is useful if you want to simulate a sensor this works for Relay type sensors or to prevent a sensor from going offline state Note however that the...

Page 75: ...feature will be used only for the new Smart Sensor type The firmware can be updated on these sensors automatically and if the upgrade has failed for some reason and the sensor becomes unresponsive wit...

Page 76: ...me that can be entered is between 0 and 65535 seconds which equals approximately 18 hours Continuous Time to Report High Warning As above but delays notification for High Warning Continuous Time to Re...

Page 77: ...ors The first 5 sensors are free if you need to use more you can purchase additional licenses see the Licensing section in this manual Virtual Sensors can be a very powerful tool in your monitoring sy...

Page 78: ...had a SPX and multiple sensorProbe devices they could all be monitored mapped and alerted via the SPX You can perform SNMP Get commands on a server to monitor memory or CPU load or you can ping netwo...

Page 79: ...it is read via SNMP Therefore if a switch encounters a critical condition at any time it must report that condition before it can return to a normal state Input pins can be used to detect whether or n...

Page 80: ...rminal blocks please contact us and we can ship you the revised versions Configuring the Dry Contact Sensor Since all of AKCP s intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is describe...

Page 81: ...in order to maintain 0 Volts If Direction is set to Input and the Output Level field is set to low the Switch will become tri state The Output level of High will pull up the switch even if the Direct...

Page 82: ...act details Fig 1 Fig 2 The standard Dry Contacts are as in Fig 1 directly connected to the unit s controller board In this setup power is provided by the sensorProbe to the switches With the sensorPr...

Page 83: ...he 5VDC opto coupled 1 and 2 have 5VDC so those outputs on 1 only 2 no outputs will be only 0 or 5V not open or closed You cannot set the output on 1 to open or closed because voltage is present on th...

Page 84: ...erature Humidity Sensor Click on the sensor port where the sensor is connected to open the sensor s configuration Note another way of accessing this page is to click on the sensor from the Summary pag...

Page 85: ...ew low warning state and along with it the sensor status has changed Note the Humidity sensor has the same configuration options as the Temperature sensor You might see a Temperature Search option for...

Page 86: ...0 you could be faced with a very large number of emails traps and events logged The Rearm parameter prevents this by forcing the temperature to drop by the Rearm value before changing the state back t...

Page 87: ...he value of this consolidated data and not the raw data over that period of that time The When the Data Collection Type is set to the Highest setting then you will get the graphing output displaying t...

Page 88: ...State You can change the state of the relay when the unit starts The default is Off Description of Status When Relay Off On These fields are the custom description which will be displayed in the Relay...

Page 89: ...on off on or an off on off cycle You can also set the Toggle Cycle Time here in seconds You don t need to change an option to be able to link the relay to an action The following actions can be chose...

Page 90: ...le Calendar Allows you to setup a Calendar Profile for what days and times you want or do not want the relay to be active Click on the Edit button next to a selected calendar to modify it Blue cells m...

Page 91: ...SPX Introduction Manual updated until firmware 4997 91 You can quickly select the Working Hours only and specify a custom schedule down to minutes by right clicking on a cell...

Page 92: ...ovides accumulated pulse count flow conversion of the pulse count It can measure up to 1000 pulses sec 1 Kilohertz Normally this sensor should be used with some external sensor which outputs pulses Se...

Page 93: ...tput of the water flow sensor which is connected to the sensor port How to use the pulse counter The sensor is designed to be used by disabling the Autosense and connecting an external sensor to the s...

Page 94: ...o match the real world value Dry contact will also work but only to count the pulses If you want to test for the rate accuracy you d have to test with something that can generate a wave signal like us...

Page 95: ...page Choose the firmware file from your PC and click on Upgrade to start the process Important There are two separate bin files included in a firmware update package One for the F4 units and one for t...

Page 96: ...file will be uploaded to the unit then the upgrade process will run The whole process can be done in a few minutes The Power Ethernet LED will be red during the upgrade The unit will reboot at the end...

Page 97: ...atures Most ports are user configurable these are the default ports Main ports 5000 TCP for RPC with APS note not fully user configurable 161 TCP UDP for SNMP 80 TCP for HTTP of Web UI Other ports 123...

Page 98: ...SPX Introduction Manual updated until firmware 4997 98 Please contact support akcp com if you have any further technical questions or problems Thanks for Choosing AKCP...

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